Finance Controller-Mauritius

Reporting To                              GBS Operations Manager

Function                                     GBS Finance

Location                                     Mauritius

ABOUT UPL:

UPL is focused on emerging as a premier global provider of total crop solutions designed to secure the world’s long-term food supply. Winning farmer's hearts across the globe, while leading the way with innovative products and services that make agriculture sustainable, UPL is the fastest-growing company in the industry. Our successes in the field add up to powerful financials. UPL delivers results from protecting crops that translate into attractive investor value. Based on the recognition that humankind is one community, UPL’s overarching commitment is to improve areas of its presence, workplace, and customer engagement.

Our purpose is ‘OpenAg’. An agriculture network that feeds sustainable growth for all. No limits, no borders.

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs, and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them. We think outside the box and go beyond our comfort zone. We believe in agility, we mix the power of speed, with structure from process. And wherever we can, we always believe in having fun

Role Summary

The Finance Controller oversees the company’s economic and financial management by defining objectives, business performance indicators and measurement processes. The role drives financial profitability in line with the strategic decisions of the governing bodies and in compliance with applicable commercial, tax and financial regulations.

Role Responsibilities

Business Planning & Performance Strategy

• Develop the forecast business plan in partnership with plant management.
• Lead financial controlling for production and operations activities.
• Implement strategic and operational decision-making tools, including dashboards and key performance indicators.
• Monitor performance indicators and analyse variances between budgeted and actual results, recommending corrective actions where required.
• Identify and implement performance improvement initiatives, providing technical support through needs analysis, recommendations, studies and tools.
• Prepare return-on-investment analyses.

Commercial Performance Management

• Calculate product and business activity margins and profitability.
• Calculate, monitor and review transfer prices.

Controlling, Governance & Compliance

• Monitor payroll-related costs.
• Prepare the cash-flow reconciliation statement.
• Prepare the monthly closing book.
• Prepare the profit and loss statement.

Budgeting & Accounting Control

• Prepare, monitor and manage Supply Chain budgets and forecasts in partnership with plant management.
• Monitor and control support function budgets.
• Monitor and control provisions, inventory and fixed assets.
• Supervise accounting closing activities in coordination with the Accounting Manager.
• Perform the annual impairment test.
• Participate in physical inventories of stock and fixed assets.

Business Communication

• Present and analyse profit and loss data at Executive Committee meetings.
• Present and explain profit and loss data during employee representative meetings and company-wide employee meetings.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Master’s degree in finance or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong knowledge of cost, financial and statutory accounting.
• Strong knowledge of taxation, accounting management and corporate law.
• Financial risk analysis and accounting and financial audit capability.
• Forecasting, forward-looking analysis and business performance indicator expertise.
• Knowledge of Anglo-Saxon reporting standards.
• Advanced to expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• B2-level English and French requirement, including sound command of accounting and financial terminology.

Behavioural Requirements

• High level of integrity, professional judgement and confidentiality.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to influence stakeholders across functions, countries and levels of seniority.
• Proactive, organised and able to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Solution-oriented approach to escalations, control issues and competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently while building strong, collaborative regional relationships.
• Commitment to accuracy, control discipline, continuous improvement and execution excellence.